User:Alan Liefting/Timeline of edit protection


 * WORK IN PROGRESS

This is a timeline of edit protection measures that have been made on Wikipedia.


 * VfD
 * Page protection
 * Page move protection
 * Speedy deletion
 * AfD
 * User blocking
 * IP blocking
 * User access levels
 * CheckUser


 * January 2004 - An Arbitration Committee (ArbCom) is set up to deal with ongoing disputes between editors.
 * December 2005 - Anons prevented from creating new articles as a result of the Seigenthaler incident.
 * January 2006 - PROD proposed as a means of taking the pressure off the VfD process.
 * February 2006 - PROD process goes live
 * January 2007 - Implementation of cascading protection, where related files and articles on the protected page will automatically receive protection. It was developed to prevent the vandalism of articles displayed on the Main Page.
 * June 2008 - Flagged Revisions made availible